❝ Boston officials are planning road blockades and even banning food vendors from the historic Boston Common as they step up security around a “Free Speech” rally on Saturday featuring right-wing speakers, aiming to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s violence at a white supremacist rally in Virginia.

❝ Some 500 police officers will be on the streets around the popular tourist destination. They are planning to close some roadways to vehicles, mindful of the car attacks that killed a woman in Charlottesville and 13 in an attack in Barcelona on Thursday…

❝ Saturday’s rally has drawn intense concern from city and state officials following the violence in Charlottesville, when white supremacists at a “Unite the Right” rally fought in the streets with anti-racism protesters. A woman was killed at that event when a man said to have neo-Nazi sympathies crashed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, injuring another 19 people.

❝ U.S. President Donald Trump’s response to that event, including his statement on Tuesday that there were “very fine people” on both sides of last weekend’s conflict, has drawn wide-spread condemnation from both Democrats and Trump’s own Republican Party.

Something I wouldn’t have missed if I still lived anywhere in New England. Last I heard from folks in Boston was that the bigot brigade was initially counting on about 100 people to show up for their rally. Local folks expecting 4,000 to 10,000 in opposition.

Boston takes American history truly seriously.

Not surprised about the bans on weapons. I never had any problems as a hunter when I lived there; but, the Man does keep track on who does what with firearms. Had to have a Federal Firearms ID to purchase ammo.

Still my favorite sign from the Women's March against our so-called president